70's Rock Musicians and Their Parent's Homes – "We found this fascinating series of photos from the archives of LIFE magazine, giving readers a peek inside the homes of the parents/grandparents of some of the most influential musical artists from the 1970's" awww. cute. should be done with rappers, metal heads etc. etc.

Mirror's Edge and the wrath of the internet – "I wrote a bit of a tirade about the quality of games journalism, and about how innovation can often be overlooked in the rush to cover elements such as graphics, sound, lastability and multiplayer support. I wrote it quickly and posted it without any re-writing. I thought it might get a bit of a reaction. … It did.”

World of ObamaCraft – "Many expect members of the transition team to take some strategic positions in his administration. So it is with a sense of over-ripe pride that I deliver the news that the potential new members of the new world order come from a good solid background of substantial online multiplayer gaming."

Kunst und Islam: Sarah Maple – “I approach very serious things in a really humorous and lighthearted way. I think that it’s a good way to get the message across, but I also think that in a way it has been detrimental. A lot of people think that I’m mocking when that’s not my aim. And people also think that I’m not taking the subject seriously when it’s a very serious subject. But I’ve approached things in a tongue-in-cheek way, and some people can’t grasp that.”

The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway – "There is a commonly held belief that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system, a belief reinforced by Helvetica, Gary Hustwit’s popular 2007 documentary about the typeface. But it is not true—or rather, it is only somewhat true. Helvetica is the official typeface of the MTA today, but it was not the typeface specified by Unimark International when it created a new signage system at the end of the 1960s. Why was Helvetica not chosen originally? What was chosen in its place? Why is Helvetica used now, and when did the changeover occur?" [via swissmiss]

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